My initial reason for signing up to do the Professional Dominatrix course were mostly to do with my writing. I’d published a BDSM novel before, but never really explored the practical or went in-depth with the psychology, and as I had started doing more femdom short stories, I wanted to be more descriptive and knowledgeable. Alongside this, I was also interested in learning more about being a Domme to explore that side in a d/s relationship behind closed doors (submissive men definitely make the best partners!).

If you've ever been curious about what it's like to be a dominatrix, whether due to a natural preference, or something you'd like to explore with your playmate, then the Dominatrix School is for you. This was the position I was in a few weeks ago. Looking to up my game in the bedroom, I was excited to see that not only did the School cater for the curious and kinky, but also offered training to become a professional dominatrix, to which I thought "why not!?'

E follows a lot of kinky Twitter accounts and one day spotted a picture from the London Dominatrix School retweeted on one of them. We've been experimenting with S tying him up and blindfolding him but wanted to try something more. We didn't want to do a class with other people or jump into a fetish night unprepared so private lessons seemed perfect. It's so exciting, arriving at the station, walking along and knowing in a few seconds you'll be in a real dungeon! Her dungeon is beautiful, big, clean and with a lot of equipment. In the consultation we chose a few lessons we were interested in - bondage, corporal punishment, tie and tease - and we got straight down to it. We learnt all the practical points and safety, but what we remember most is what we learnt about each other - about fetishes we fantasised about, new things we wanted to try, pain tolerance. With Governess Elizabeth's support, We've been exploring each other, new kinks and we're even attending out first play party soon!

I actually met Governess Elizabeth through a friend. I've been training with her for some time now. The lessons have been great - relaxed and informative and fun. I found caning most difficult - she was very patient! (and so was the school model!) She carefully gave instructions, showed me how to do it and then I did it. She saw where I was going wrong and gave me advice. I never felt rushed or anxious or stupid - she reassured me and we went at a pace that was right for me. I like learning the psychology behind it too - it's interesting and surprising. She gave me a reading list and some homework (caning) and I've really enjoyed learning. I like that you can rent her dungeon and sub to practice with - she's also around if you'd like advice about what you're doing. I like that she really loves what she does - it made me enthusiastic about it and I'm always excited about my lessons. Thank you Governess!

What started off as a joke between me and my girlfriend ended up with us turning up at Governess Elizabeth's door anxious to explore kink (and report back to our mates!). We've tied each other up before and played with toys but didn't know where to go from there. We searched a bit online and decided to phone the London Dominatrix School to learn more about the kinky couples course. We weren't too sure what we wanted to explore so we decided on a lesson of a couple of hours so we could discuss our fantasies and take it from there. We were a bit nervous, but Governess Elizabeth assured us on the phone that same-sex couples are more than welcome and we could take the lesson in whatever direction our fantasies went.

I've had a couple of lessons at the London Dominatrix School with my husband. We didn't know where to start so told Governess Elizabeth that we were beginners and asked her to guide us. Our first lesson was an exploration of why and how we were interested in kink, discovering what it meant to us, what interested us about it. We had a look and play with some of the toys, dildos, floggers, rope to see what most excited us. I really wanted to do some strap on play and B was pretty happy about this too so our first lesson was all about anal and strap ons. Governess Elizabeth handled this really well - she was both professional and relaxed and friendly - she didn't make something so intimate awkward or intimidating. She gave us tips and techniques and introduced us to the variety of anal toys we might consider once we're more advanced.